The Power of Lard

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The Power of Lard
The Power of Lard (cover).jpg
EP by
Lard
Released1989
Recorded1988 at Chicago Trax Studios
Genre Industrial rock, industrial metal
Length43:28
Label Alternative Tentacles [1]
Producer Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan, Count Ringworm
Lard chronology
The Power of Lard
(1989)		 The Last Temptation of Reid
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
MusicHound RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Power of Lard is the debut EP by Lard, released in 1989. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Biafra contributes a voice, label and sense of humor. That gets matched up to pounding, semi-industrialized rock by Ministry guitarist Al Jourgensen, bassist Paul Barker and drummer Jeff Ward. A casual and exciting bit of supergrouping, The Power of Lard (a three-song 12-inch) demonstrates the fun potential in this seemingly unlikely alliance." [6] Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week , was disappointed by this result of collaboration of different musicians. He wrote "Sadly, it is all rather predictable". [7]

Use in Welcome to Hell

The track "The Power of Lard" was used as the introduction song in the popular skateboarding video "Toy Machine - Welcome to Hell (1996)". This video became culturally significant in skateboarding and caused a resurgence in popularity for the EP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lard.

No.TitleLength
1."The Power of Lard"7:29
2."Hellfudge"5:04
3."Time to Melt"31:55
Total length:43:28

Personnel

Lard

Additional Personnel

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [8] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Lard". January 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Power of Lard [EP] - Lard". Allmusic.
  3. ↑ Christensen, Thor (1999). "Ministry". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (loan required). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p.  762. ISBN   978-1-57859-061-2 – via the Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "Lard - The Power of Lard [EP]". www.punknews.org. August 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Jourgensen, Al (September 8, 2015). Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen. Hachette Books. ISBN   9780306824647 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Jello Biafra". www.trouserpress.com.
  7. ↑ Smith, Jerry (March 25, 1989). "Review: Lard – The Power of Lard" (PDF). Music Week . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISSN   0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022– via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.


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